Safety

The object of these recommendations is to encourage the adoption of safety procedures aimed at preventing casualties to ships personnel entering enclosed spaces where there may be an oxygen deficient, flammable and/or toxic atmosphere. Investigations into the circumstances of casualties ... [Download and Read document]

To: Owners, Managers and Operators of ships flying the Cyprus flag Authorised Classification Societies Inspectors of Cyprus Ships 1. General 1.1. The provisions regarding Fire Control Plans are set out in Regulation II-2/20 of the International Convention for ... [full article]

The risk to property and life caused by fire on board ship, and particularly fires in the engine room, is well understood. Seafarers are trained in general fire fighting skills and understand the usual mechanisms by which combustion occurs and ... [full article]

We have recently been made aware of a casualty where welding operations on a tanktop surface resulted in an explosion and fatalities. It would appear that owners were unaware that bunkers which have a flashpoint above the minimum of 60C ... [full article]

Whilst it is common to see photographs or video clips of backdraft, rare are the examples of step by step analysis of the phenomenon. That's what I propose to do in this document, on the basis of two videos, both ... [Download and Read document]